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The driver has non-life-threatening injuries and the 3-year-old child in the car is doing OK.

Officials said they believe the driver got distracted, possibly when his daughter threw something in the vehicle.

He crossed three lanes of traffic, took out signs and then slammed into the building, according to investigators.

"It happened 25 feet away from me right there. All I heard was a loud boom. And my assistant said somebody just hit the building," store manager Rick Calabrese said.

He was inside the building at the time.

"Honestly, I thought it was a sonic boom. I didn't think anything hit the building because it didn't shake or anything. That's what it sounded like," Calabrese said.

It wasn't until Calabrese looked at his own surveillance video that he actually saw the crash.

"It bounced off the metal post. It never actually penetrated through the building," Calabrese said. "That's hurricane glass right there. It's supposed to be rated up to 145 mph impact. The glass didn't really shatter. It just popped out in one piece."

The driver was injured and taken to the hospital, but is expected to be OK. His 3-year-old daughter in the backseat was only shaken up.

Investigators said the little girl may have distracted her dad and that's what forced him to lose control.

"He looked unresponsive after the initial accident and it didn't appear his air bag had deployed," Calabrese said. "If it would have been during our busy time -- that could have been a tragedy."